‘Tough choices are unavoidable’ New BBC boss braces staff for 2,000 job CUTS for ‘savings’ & says ‘change won’t be easy’

THE new BBC director-general has said "tough choices are unavoidable" as he braced staff for thousands of job cuts. Ex-Google boss Matt Brittin said “the world needs the BBC more than ever” on his first day as the corporation’s director-general. The BBC announced last month it would cut as many as 2,000 jobs in its biggest downsizing in 15 years. Addressing the...